Shoe polish container and enclosed brush



April 28, 1942. P. LEWIS EIAL 2,281,532

SHOE POLISH CONTAINER AND ENCLOSED BRUSH Filed July 15, 1959 INVENTOR$P/7/7/ lav/5 Mega/a5 5hci/70fir ATTORNEY.

Patented Apr. 28, 1942 SHOE POLESH CQNTAINER AND ENCLOSED BRUSH PhilipLewis and Nicholas Sherhofer, New York, N. Y.

Application July 15, 1939, Serial No. 284,620

3 Claims.

This invention relates to a container for shoe polish having means tocontain a polishing brush therewithin.

It is an object of this invention to provide a device in which space isprovided in the wax polish containing portion of the container, to housethe bristled end of a brush, and space is provided in the inner topportion of the container to house the handle of said brush.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a method of fillingthe wax containing portion of the container so as to provide spacetherewithin, for the bristled end of a brush.

It is still a further object to provide a container cover having mountedthereon a brush for shoe polish packed within the base of the container.

These and other objects will appear clear from the following descriptionand attached drawing, forming part thereof.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the parts showing the relationship ofone to another, the parts being bracketed.

Fig. 2 is a cross-section of the wax container and lower portion of thecontainer taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a cross-section view similar to Fig. 2 showing an embodimentproviding an integral wall to house the bristles of the brush.

Fig. 4 is a cross-section view similar to Fig. 2 of another embodimentproviding a Wall within which to house the bristles of the brush.

Referring now to the drawing, in Fig. 1, it represents a cover of theusual wax-shoe-polishcontainer. The lower and Wax containing part of thecan II, has a suitable tubular ring l2, in the center portion, ofsuitable material, providing a space for the bristles 13, of a shoepolishing brush having handle, M. The usual can-opening lever [5, may beprovided on the side flange of the top of the can. While we have shownthe brush as a separate member, it is understood it may be mountedintegral with the cover, and the cover may provide a handle means forthe brush in place of the aforementioned handle M. The tubular-ring-wallmeans I2 may be formed integral of the base of member I l by beingdepressed therein as shown in Fig. 3, or it may be formed separate andfixed to the bottom of member I l by solder or other means. It is seenthat there is sufiicient space within the cover member for the handleI4.

In filling the container with the wax polish contents, we prefer tofirst set the ring l2 in place in the center and hold it there withsuitable means while pouring the molten wax therearound. It is seen thatthere is preferably poured and formed, a ring of wax shoe polish l6, andthe difierence between its outer and inner diameters is wider than thediameter of the bristled portion of the brush to permit removal of allof the wax in the can by the contact of the brush therewith.

While we have shown a ring l2 of fibre material, said ring may be formedof similar wax polish and inserted in the can in its tubular form, andit may have an outer coating of a thin layer of a heat-resistingmaterial on cylindrical surface I2 I, to resist the action of heat ofthe thereafter poured therearound molten wax polish IS with which itbecomes in contact.

Another method of providing a space for the bristles which has beenfound satisfactory, is to first completely fill the member with moltenWax, and then permit the wax to cool and harden, and then to drill out acenter portion to provide space for the bristles of the brush.

Other methods may be utilized to fill member II in order to providespace for the bristles. In operation, the cam, With its cover tightly inplace, is opened by lifting one end of the lever l5 upwardly andspringing the cover off the base flange I ll against which the other endof the lever acts and removing the cover. The brush is then in positionfor handling, and may be removed, and its bristles may be contacted withthe wax causing same to adhere therewith.

Parts may be used without others. The disclosure is intended to beillustrative, rather than limitative.

We claim:

1. In a shoe polish container the combination of a base cup and a covertherefor slidably removable from said base cup, a tube ofshoepolish-like-material in said base, a brush having handle andbristles housed within said container, said tube providing a side wallhousing for the bristles and said cover housing the handle, anadditional tube of paste material adjacent the cylindrical inner wallsurface of the first tube, said inner tube having a coating of materialhaving a higher melting point than the first tube material, the tubesand coating being frangible to wear away as the paste is used andtogether providing a fiat upper wearing surface contactable by thebristles when moved in a straight line across the outer diameter of saidfiat surface.

2. In a shoe polish container the combination of a base cup and a covertherefor slidably removable from said base cup, a tube ofshoe-polishlike-material in said base, a brush having handle brushhaving handle and bristles housed within said container, said wax tubehousing the bristles and said cover housing the handle, an additionaltube of similar wax material having a coating of heat-resisting materialon its outer surface, said added tube being adjacent the inner wallsurface of the outer tube, said tube, wax and heat resistor beingfrangible to wear away as the paste is used on contact and attachmentwith said 10 bristles.

PHILIP LEWIS. NICHOLAS SHERHOFER.

